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stymie vt. 使 ... 处于困难境地； 妨碍 (1) 社会不齿同性恋与双性恋也妨碍公共卫生行动，让病毒得以在该区域的许多地方快速散播。 Stymie was first used on the golf course in Scotland, where it referred to an opponent's ball blocking your own ball’s path to the cup. From there a verb sense developed, until finally stymie came to mean blocking with any obstacle, not just a golf ball.

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英 ['staɪmi] 美 ['staɪmi] (1) Social stigmas attached to homosexuality and bisexuality stymie public health efforts and allow the virus to spread rapidly in many parts of the region. The verb stymie means to obstruct or hinder. Constantly texting with your friends will stymie your effort to finish your homework. 1[VERB 动词]妨碍；阻挠；阻碍 If you are stymied by something, you find it very difficult to take action or to continue what you are doing.   [be V-ed]  [usu passive]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement...由于耗时过长，各公司一直未能达成协议。Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen.最近几周的救援工作一直受到武装分子的阻挠。

英语单词	stymie
英美音标	英 ['staɪmi] 美 ['staɪmi]
中文释义	vt. 使 ... 处于困难境地；妨碍
英语例句	(1) Social stigmas attached to homosexuality and bisexuality stymie public health efforts and allow the virus to spread rapidly in many parts of the region.
中文例句	(1) 社会不齿同性恋与双性恋也妨碍公共卫生行动，让病毒得以在该区域的许多地方快速散播。
vocabulary简明	The verb stymie means to obstruct or hinder. Constantly texting with your friends will stymie your effort to finish your homework.
vocabulary扩展	Stymie was first used on the golf course in Scotland, where it referred to an opponent's ball blocking your own ball’s path to the cup. From there a verb sense developed, until finally stymie came to mean blocking with any obstacle, not just a golf ball.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]妨碍；阻挠；阻碍 If you are stymied by something, you find it very difficult to take action or to continue what you are doing. [be V-ed] [usu passive] [INFORMAL 非正式] Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement... 由于耗时过长，各公司一直未能达成协议。 Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen. 最近几周的救援工作一直受到武装分子的阻挠。

Stymie Efforts Verb Golf Blocking D 英 Staɪmi] 美